CONTENTS Executive summary 3 List of figures 12 List of tables 13 Abbreviations 13 1. 1 introduction: 15 1.1.1. Need of the study: 16 1.1.2 aim: 17 1.1.3 key research question: 17 1.1.4 specific research objectives: 17 1.1.5 methodology. 17 1.2 literature review and case study selection. 21 1.2.1 indian senario 23 2. Chapter study area profile 29 2.1 study area. 29 2.1.1 location of the selected area 29 2.1.2 brief history of the study area: 29 2.1.3 geographic features: 30 2.1.4 administration. 32 2.1.5 brief population statistics 33 2.2 flood and cyclone situation measures taken to control diaster in daman region. 34 2.2.1 cyclone warning system 36 2.2.2 the rehabilitation plan 37 2.3 literature review 40 2.3.1 origin of word vulnerability. 40 2.3.2 poverty and vulnerability 41 2.3.3 vulnerability and access to water and sanitation 42 2.3.4 vulnerability, health and nutrition: 42 2.3.5 vulnerability and social capital: 43 2.3.6 women and disaster risk reduction: 44 2.3.7 key concepts 45 2.3.8 the lvi methology: 47 2.3.9 calculating the lvi–ipcc: ipcc framework approach. 49 3. Data collection and data analysis. 54 3.1. Descriptive statistics of the sampling population based on primary survey 54 3.2 data analysis from primary survey. 56 3.2.1major component values of lvi based on primary survey. 57 3.2.2 values of contributing factors of lvi based on primary survey. 59 4.1 inferances: 67 4.2 recommendations to reduce vulnerabilities: 67 Appendix 1 72 Bibliography 75